''Zeehond'' (Dutch: ''

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'') was a of the

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Ship history

The submarine was laid down on 30 December 1954 at the ''Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij'' shipyard in

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and launched on 20 February 1960. 16 March 1961 she was commissioned in the Dutch navy. In November 1963 the boat was visited by the than Princess

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. Between 1966 and 1967 ''Zeehond'' was modernized. In 1970 the boat made two trips to Scotland and a trip to France where her sonar was adjusted in

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. In January 1971 repairs on her propulsion are performed at the dry-dock of the ''Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij''. After that she practices with her sister in the

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. Later that year in February she exercises of the

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and

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. Also a trip to the United States was made that year. The boat practiced with the surface fleet in January 1972. In October 1976 the boat made a visit to

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. From 2 to 21 July 1978 ''Zeehond'', ''Dolfijn'', and practiced firing exercises. In 1980 the boat made a trip to the

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that lasted three months. On 11 January 1990 the ''Zeehond'' was de decommissioned. December 1997 the boat was scrapped at the yard of the ''Rotterdamse Droogdok Mij''.

References

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